''Las fronteras del amor'' () is a 1934 American

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directed by

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, which stars

José Mojica Fray José de Guadalupe Mojica (14 September 1895 – 20 September 1974) was a Mexican Franciscan friar and former tenor and film actor. He was known in the music and film fields as José Mojica. (Spanish) Mojica joined the world of the Ameri ...

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, and Rafael Corio. The screenplay was written by

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and Miguel de Zárraga, from a screenplay by Bernice Mason.

Plot

Weary from his tour, famous opera singer Miguel Segovia returns to his family's ranch in

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to get away for a while. While there, he is asked by the family's shepherd, José López, to watch his flock while he woos a local woman, Maria. After José leaves, a plane which has run out of fuel makes an emergency landing in a nearby field. The plane is piloted by Alice Harrison, an heiress, who mistakes Miguel for a farmhand, which he does not disabuse her of that misunderstanding. When José realizes who Miguel really is, he returns to the cabin, but Miguel sends him to get fuel for the plane. Over the next two days, they fall in love, but Alice believes that their difference in social class would be too great of an obstacle to overcome. José returns with the fuel, and the next morning, before Miguel can stop her, Alice takes off to return home. Back in Los Angeles, Alice is proposed to by Otto Van Ritter, but she turns him down. She talks to her Uncle Fred, who encourages her to follow her heart. She writes a letter to "José", still believing that that is Miguel's name. Meanwhile, Miguel's agent, Harry, has convinced Miguel to go back on tour. Alice receives a letter from Maria, which is full of outrage of Alice's interest in her now-husband, José. Despondent, when Otto proposes again, Alice accepts. Despite several other twists of mistaken identity, Miguel eventually proposes to Alice, and she accepts.

Cast

as Miguel Segovia *

as Alice Harrison * Rafael Corio as Gastón Garnier * Juan Martínez Plá as Tío Fred * Alma Real as Señora Harrison * Rudolf Amendt as Otto Van Ritter * Chito Alonso as José López * Gloria de la Vega as María * Lola Montero as Fermina * Jesús Macías as Pedro

Production

During production, the film underwent several name changes, including ''En alas del amor'' and ''El vuelo del amor''. In Mexico, it was released as ''¡Viva mi tierra!''. The picture was re-made, in English, in 1936 as ''

Under Your Spell ''Under Your Spell'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy film with music directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Frances Hyland and Saul Elkins is based on a story by Sy Bartlett and Bernice Mason. It was a remake of the American Spanish-l ...

''.

Reception

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'' gave the film a positive review, "Entertaining romance giving Jose Mojica an opportunity to sing some pleasing numbers. Production is excellent all around."

References

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* * * 1930s romance films American romance films Fox Film films Films directed by Frank R. Strayer American black-and-white films Films scored by Samuel Kaylin Spanish-language American films 1930s American films {{1930s-romance-film-stub